Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year

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  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    Scary stuff
     
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    So blocking TLDs should have prevented it, hopefully?! Anyway, I make sure to uninstall or disable all apps I do not use, Gemini does not even work on my Samsung, it is disabled, but if enabled, it fails.
     

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    Nope
    Maybe some WhatsApp settings change that blocks interactions with accounts that are not in your contact list would, or would not help.
     
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    I wonder if all victims had Samsung Message Guard not enabled?

    https://docs.samsungknox.com/admin/fundamentals/whitepaper/samsung-knox-mobile-security/application-security/samsung-message-guard/
     
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